SamElli

Part of internet security is which internet browser you choose to use.  Each have very different methods of detecting and blocking malware.  Which browser you choose sometimes can dictate how effective your antivirus software will be, or how effective your computer will be at detecting threats.  Using a browser that’s guaranteed to block as much [...]

While tragedy can bring out the best of humanity, like all the donations and efforts being made for the survivors in Haiti.  Unfortunately, tragedy also brings out the identity thieves.  There are a wide variety of donation scams going around with the intention of stealing your money, and even your identity.  Identity thieves choose dark [...]

Spyware is one of the most dangerous identity theft tactics in the modern age.  Spyware precautions usually involve using a virus scanner, and avoiding suspicious websites while you’re surfing the internet.  But that isn’t always enough to prevent your computer from being infected.  If you have any type of internet connection, you are still at [...]

When you’re thinking about getting identity theft insurance, you’re going to have to compare insurance policies.  That means knowing what’s most important to you, and what services are completely unnecessary and unworthy of your hard earned money.  You have to sift through the reputable services, and make sure that you choose a company that’s really [...]

When you’re going to be traveling far away from home, there is some planning you need to consider, besides just travel arrangements.  You need to think about the safety of your identity.  Not taking the proper precautions could see you having your identity stolen fairly easily.  There are thieves lurking around every corner abroad, and [...]

Protecting yourself from identity theft isn’t very difficult.  In most cases it only requires making a few life and social changes.  Changes that really won’t be that evident in the long run, but could be the difference between becoming a victim of identity theft.  After all, wouldn’t it be great to know that your identity [...]

There are many ways that identity thieves will try to get at your information.  Knowing those ways is great protection, as you’ll know how to combat every avenue an identity thief will use.  So thinking like a thief isn’t a bad idea, because you’ll be able to better protect yourself.  By strongly considering the ways [...]

Among the types of identity theft that are out there is synthetic identity theft.  Through synthetic identity theft a potential thief assumes a fictional identity in order to gain employment, credit/bank accounts, bank loans, etc.  But how does this affect you in the long run?  If someone has become a synthetic identity thief, therefore they’re [...]

Identity theft methods have advanced with technology.  The vast majority of identity theft scams are found lurking on the internet.  One of those common scams you may not have thought about, is IP identity theft.  Your IP or internet protocol, is your computer’s address, and is used to find the location of your computer, as [...]

Another identity theft scam you may not have considered, is cell phone identity theft.  You cell phone is a huge window into your personal life.  The information your phone stores, in the wrong hands, could absolutely be used against you.  That’s why, as with everything else, you should be careful about how you use your [...]

Just like most retail businesses count on holiday spending to make their profits soar every year, identity thieves function the same way.  According to the FBI identity theft affects around 10 million Americans every year, and that amounts to nearly $52billion stolen.  Most of that accumulates over the holidays, where shoppers are less willing to [...]

We already know that the internet offers an unbelievable amount of information.  Even information about you, that you didn’t necessarily know was out there.  Keeping yourself safe from identity thieves means making sure this information isn’t so easily available.  The less they know about you, the less they can use against you, so here’s a [...]

There are so many ways that scammers will try and take advantage of you, it’s almost impossible to try and list them all.  Keeping up on the scams as much as possible is a necessity however.  If you want to keep yourself safe from the identity thieves lurking about.  Here are a few of the [...]

With the holiday season comes a whole slew of holiday related scams.  Unfortunately many people see this time of year as a great vehicle to take advantage of people’s good will.  Identity thieves will use every tactic available to them to try and play upon your holiday cheer.  And if you’re not careful, those tactics [...]